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and i wish governor bush would join me this evening in endorsing the mccain-feingold campaign finance reform bill. >> you know, this man has no credibility on the issue. as a matter of fact, i read in the "new york times" where he said he co-sponsored the mccain-feingold campaign fundraising bill. but he wasn't in the senate with senator feingold. and so, look, i'm going to -- what you need to know about me is i will uphold the law, i'm going to have an attorney general that enforces the law. the time for campaign funding reform is after the election. this man has outspent me and the special interests are outspending me. and i am not going to lay down my arms in the middle of the campaign for somebody who has got no credibility on the issue. >> senator mccain -- hold on one second. senator mccain said in august, "it doesn't matter which one of you is president of the united states in january, there is going to be blood on the floor of the united states senate," and he'll tie up the senate until campaign finance reform is passed that includes a ban on soft money. first of all, would yo
and i wish governor bush would join me this evening in endorsing the mccain-feingold campaign finance reform bill. >> you know, this man has no credibility on the issue. as a matter of fact, i read in the "new york times" where he said he co-sponsored the mccain-feingold campaign fundraising bill. but he wasn't in the senate with senator feingold. and so, look, i'm going to -- what you need to know about me is i will uphold the law, i'm going to have an attorney general that...
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before we went on stage, mccain said, give me some political advice on what to do here in swing territory with the independent voters. so he and sara pailin and i went into a little area back, at a table, and work in very close quarters. i started to give him some advice on embryonic stem cells. i knew sarah pailin was against it. she did not say anything unintelligent. [laughter] because she did not say anything. [laughter] but the relevant part is not the substance of the conversation. the relevant part was setting neat -- sitting in these close quarters. you know the length of sarah pale and's skirts. almost everybody does. when she sits down, the skirts do not go down. she is a very beautiful woman. very sensual. i wrote this portion up very discreetly. [laughter] my ideas on how to solve the nuclear issues with iran. i am delighted to be joined by mike castle, because he is a warrior. he served in delaware as lieutenant governor and then as governor. he was taking tough positions out -- inside a top party apparatus. when he was in his caucus, as i and the republican caucuses, and the
before we went on stage, mccain said, give me some political advice on what to do here in swing territory with the independent voters. so he and sara pailin and i went into a little area back, at a table, and work in very close quarters. i started to give him some advice on embryonic stem cells. i knew sarah pailin was against it. she did not say anything unintelligent. [laughter] because she did not say anything. [laughter] but the relevant part is not the substance of the conversation. the...
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all 14 others voted for mccain. they all change their vote. one last question. i quit watching fox news. are you still one of their softball superstars? >> i go occasionally. that is fascinating that the caller is talking guest: i still play sometimes. aarp has become -- it has become a lightning rod issue for them, the campaign. it is not clear how it will cut. john mccain did very well. he did well among voters in that category a year ago. president obama has gone all in trying to win over that period i would argue he has deployed some scare tactics. both sides have done this to some degree to scare our elderly voters about what will happen to medicare and social security. for every one of those i have heard, i have also heard accounts of people going to meetings like this. i would be surprised - when you look at the election, you ask yourself how many people voted for john mccain last time who will vote for president obama this time. outside of examples like that, i do not know i have met anybody who falls into that category. the people who voted for obama la
all 14 others voted for mccain. they all change their vote. one last question. i quit watching fox news. are you still one of their softball superstars? >> i go occasionally. that is fascinating that the caller is talking guest: i still play sometimes. aarp has become -- it has become a lightning rod issue for them, the campaign. it is not clear how it will cut. john mccain did very well. he did well among voters in that category a year ago. president obama has gone all in trying to win...
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>> john mccain. [laughter] he is not an entertainer, but he might be the next president pierre >> will you ask john mccain ap has conceivably -- would you ask john mccain if he has conceivably sold out in order to get the republican nomination? >> you have some more injured years -- you have some more interviews here, don't you? >> yes. >> he will have as interesting a time as al sharpton had. >> ok. i will be watching. >> the good. >> i think he is damn good, by the way. [applause] he is really first-rate. where the hell was i doing? >> you're going to do your next interview, malcolm x. >> oh. back in the 1960's, while most and flowing may develop a great admiration for a man -- malcolm x. and we became good friends. i met him first in 1959 when i did a documentary about the nation of islam called "hate that hate produced." there were separatists back then, the black muslims pin they wanted nothing whatsoever to do with the white man. they preached that the white man was evil. earlier in his life, m
>> john mccain. [laughter] he is not an entertainer, but he might be the next president pierre >> will you ask john mccain ap has conceivably -- would you ask john mccain if he has conceivably sold out in order to get the republican nomination? >> you have some more injured years -- you have some more interviews here, don't you? >> yes. >> he will have as interesting a time as al sharpton had. >> ok. i will be watching. >> the good. >> i think he...
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wednesday, 2008 gop presidential candidate john mccain. leader, congressman paul ryan, delivering his vice-president except in -- acceptance speech. thursday, florida center marco rubio will introduce mitt romney. use our online convention how to access web exclusive video feeds, creed and share clips, and connect with other viewers, all that at c- span.org/campaign2012. c-span will give you live guests from politico's playbook breakfast. on monday, karl rove, a deputy chief of staff of the george w. bush administration. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 eastern. the first guest is william march. he will preview the republican national convention. then, following the politico playbook breakfast, the host committee ceo, ken jones, and preparation and spending for the convention. that is followed by a discussion of helping the homeless in tampa with the nonprofit group starting right now, that pairs destitute families with mentors to help them and hopeless -- homelessness. "washington journal," live at 7:00 on c-span. >> monday, a campaign
wednesday, 2008 gop presidential candidate john mccain. leader, congressman paul ryan, delivering his vice-president except in -- acceptance speech. thursday, florida center marco rubio will introduce mitt romney. use our online convention how to access web exclusive video feeds, creed and share clips, and connect with other viewers, all that at c- span.org/campaign2012. c-span will give you live guests from politico's playbook breakfast. on monday, karl rove, a deputy chief of staff of the...
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also, john mccain is right. they are not discussing influence that citizens united is having nor the breaking of the lock itself. i just don't understand that. host: don, thanks for the call. was your sister older or younger from cleveland? caller: she's my younger sister. she's tough. american hero, a lookout. host: thank you for spreading the word. your call from south carolina, and his point, abby phillip. guest: that's a good point that needs to be cleared up in the media. part of the laws that exist right now say that it is not legal for these outside groups, super pac's, in campaigns to coordinate on message but they are allowed to coordinate to some degree in fund raising. romney as a candidate could go to donors to solicit checks long as he does not say, "i would like you to donate a specific sum of money to this group." he can ask them in general terms to make contributions. the law as it stands now is quite ambiguous which allows for things like this utah confab we are seeing this weekend to occur. man
also, john mccain is right. they are not discussing influence that citizens united is having nor the breaking of the lock itself. i just don't understand that. host: don, thanks for the call. was your sister older or younger from cleveland? caller: she's my younger sister. she's tough. american hero, a lookout. host: thank you for spreading the word. your call from south carolina, and his point, abby phillip. guest: that's a good point that needs to be cleared up in the media. part of the laws...
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senator mccain called these accusations as "no basis, no logic, no merit." you stand by those accusations and ddc prove the muslim brotherhood has infiltrated our government? >> these are letters we sent to the inspectors general, myself and five other colleagues. i stand by this letter is because what we know is that terrorism continues to remain a very real threat in the united states. i serve on the intelligence committee. we deal with classified -- >> do you think the muslim brotherhood? >> we have a number of people who came out in support of us. the advance in benghazi approved the united states remains under attack in the middle east and united states. >> but there has been no proof the muslim brotherhood was involved? >> we are only beginning on what is whatansar al-sharia has claimed responsibility, but the muslim brotherhood is a violent organization and there is a spillover event between these various pilot -- >> at the time, you call these accusations ridiculous and outrageous. >> they are. i will stand with senator mccain and speaker boehner and
senator mccain called these accusations as "no basis, no logic, no merit." you stand by those accusations and ddc prove the muslim brotherhood has infiltrated our government? >> these are letters we sent to the inspectors general, myself and five other colleagues. i stand by this letter is because what we know is that terrorism continues to remain a very real threat in the united states. i serve on the intelligence committee. we deal with classified -- >> do you think the...
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i had john mccain up by two points i think. another poll had him up one. the poll that had obama, one or two or three points. then we had the collapse of lehman brothers in the third week of september when obama shot up to a lead, seven or nine, depending on the poll. he won by seven points. there could be some event that could provide a shock wave into the electoral system literally between labor day and election day. there will be bounces out of the convention. they typically do not last. they are made for tv. they are choreographed. there may to put the candidates and campaigns in the best light possible. the caller does make the point that an election that is very close right now, 2.7 points ahead for obama, swing states very close, something could happen that affect the outcome of the election. host: in the next few months we will be in florida for the republican national convention. joining us live on the phone, thank you for being with us. we remember so well in 2000, tim russert said it was florida. we know what happened in that 2000 election. coul
i had john mccain up by two points i think. another poll had him up one. the poll that had obama, one or two or three points. then we had the collapse of lehman brothers in the third week of september when obama shot up to a lead, seven or nine, depending on the poll. he won by seven points. there could be some event that could provide a shock wave into the electoral system literally between labor day and election day. there will be bounces out of the convention. they typically do not last....
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when mccain and teddy kennedy tried to do immigration reform mccain had to walk away from it because of the chance it would cost him the nomination in 2008. they are issues we should be talking about. they are not issues we will talk about. we'll talk about largely this broad scale discussion we've been having about who's better on the economy, that will devolve as it almost always does into a more personal attack, if you live anywhere near where we live in the washington, d.c. media market you've seen the ad of roth romney singing america the beautiful while some stats while he did at bain capital and as governor of massachusetts runs. that's what we're going to see. the idea we're going to delve into immigration, education, even debt reduction, which i assume will come up after the election, it will have to, these are things that will get glossed over and shouldn't but i believe i hate to sound cynical on a sun morning but i think will, which gets to one of the >> host: which gets to anxiety about our collective future reigns obama and romney have to find ways to soothe that anxiet
when mccain and teddy kennedy tried to do immigration reform mccain had to walk away from it because of the chance it would cost him the nomination in 2008. they are issues we should be talking about. they are not issues we will talk about. we'll talk about largely this broad scale discussion we've been having about who's better on the economy, that will devolve as it almost always does into a more personal attack, if you live anywhere near where we live in the washington, d.c. media market...
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it is a big hurdle for them. -- and senator john mccain it did in 2008. they never really stopped working on that. i think both sides have formidable ground games in pennsylvania. turning out the vote is going to be the real decider here. a's one reason why we see last-minute advertising making a play for female voters by obama. he had a 14-point lead over female voters while romney had a six-point lead over the male voters. host: talk about the history of pennsylvania and how they have voted for the president. guest: pennsylvania is unusual in that we have not elected a republican for president since 1988. that was the first time that president george h. w. bush ran. even though we have a republican governor and a state house controlled by republicans, the senate and the house. we always seem to be trending below, but at the last-minute presidential campaigns tend to show up here. the obama campaign calls it a hail mary pass. itaromney campaign colzalls move in a place the polls are narrowing. that would tell me he thinks pennsylvania is in play. preside
it is a big hurdle for them. -- and senator john mccain it did in 2008. they never really stopped working on that. i think both sides have formidable ground games in pennsylvania. turning out the vote is going to be the real decider here. a's one reason why we see last-minute advertising making a play for female voters by obama. he had a 14-point lead over female voters while romney had a six-point lead over the male voters. host: talk about the history of pennsylvania and how they have voted...
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people like john mccain never quit. they go to congress, they go to work every day and they try to make this country a better country by being a great american like john mccain and like mitt romney is going to be a great president. obama lost the triple a rating, which no president has ever done. we have 44 states with unemployment. there are numerous things i could mention. go out and ok. if you do not want to locate or republican, and not voted for republicans. there are soldiers losing their lives to give us the right to do this. that is all i have to say. host: chris joining us in denver, colorado. caller: i am concerned with these ron paul supporters. i know they earned disappointed about the delegates being taken away. i think romney should talk to ron paul as far as bringing him into his administration. he is a doctor. he would be a good replacement for kathleen sebelius, the health and human services secretary. if romney and paul got together and showed the paul supporters that he is going to be part of my admin
people like john mccain never quit. they go to congress, they go to work every day and they try to make this country a better country by being a great american like john mccain and like mitt romney is going to be a great president. obama lost the triple a rating, which no president has ever done. we have 44 states with unemployment. there are numerous things i could mention. go out and ok. if you do not want to locate or republican, and not voted for republicans. there are soldiers losing their...
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john mccain got over 60 percent. that raises the threshold of the cross will reject crossover votes that he needs to survive. he is very much in the game. i think it will be tough to come -- overcome the top of the ticket impact. neveda, the type of district they should be challenging and. this is a clark county district. a place where democrats should be doing very well. democrats are having a troubled time. the democratic nominee is a former leader in the state house. even areas this position, his advertisements are talking about his record as a firefighter. they're not even mentioning he is a politician because that is not a label you want to have. if democrats are having a better night than we expect, they would need to do better in this type of district. >> california is a solid blue states for the president. a couple of interesting house races. >> california weaken normally ignore. there really only been one or two states that have a chance of one-party taking over the other, but with this did it -- citizen leg
john mccain got over 60 percent. that raises the threshold of the cross will reject crossover votes that he needs to survive. he is very much in the game. i think it will be tough to come -- overcome the top of the ticket impact. neveda, the type of district they should be challenging and. this is a clark county district. a place where democrats should be doing very well. democrats are having a troubled time. the democratic nominee is a former leader in the state house. even areas this...
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eastern from speeches from eisenhower, and mccain and pailin four years ago. all those tonight at 7:00 eastern. next, a history of the conventions from today's "washington journal." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] host: joining us from boston is professor thomas whalen. we will be talking about political conventions, presidential history with professor whalen. thank you for joining us from boston. i will start with a question that media folks and others like to ask every four years. do conventions matter anymore? guest: i think they are like dinosaurs that you can put in a room with a camera with the nominee's speech. these are just overblown infomercials of this point in time. host: why are they still big media events today? guest: inside each party is the feeling this is what brings the race together. it is also good for racking up dollars in terms of getting donor money to the campaign. i think they are viewing it as more of a campaign funding exercise than reaching out to vote
eastern from speeches from eisenhower, and mccain and pailin four years ago. all those tonight at 7:00 eastern. next, a history of the conventions from today's "washington journal." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] host: joining us from boston is professor thomas whalen. we will be talking about political conventions, presidential history with professor whalen. thank you for joining us from boston. i will...
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we know how that went, when john mccain and teddy kennedy tried to reform immigration, john mccain had to walk away from it for fear it would cost him his chance at the republican presidential nomination in 2008. there are always issues we should be talking about. they are not issues i think we will be talking about. i think we'll largely talk about kind of this broad scale discussion we've been having about who's better on the economy. that will devolve as it almost always does in campaigns to kind of a more personal attack, if you live anywhere near where we live in the washington, d.c. media market, you've seen the ad of mitt romney singing america the beautiful, it's an obama ad, mitt romney keying off key, while staffo while talk about his bain capital run. that's what we'll see delve into. serious polity debates on immigration, education, even debt reduction which i assume will come up after the election, these are things that will get glossed over and shouldn't but i believe just -- i hate to sound cynical this early on a sunday morning, but i think will. which gets to -- host:
we know how that went, when john mccain and teddy kennedy tried to reform immigration, john mccain had to walk away from it for fear it would cost him his chance at the republican presidential nomination in 2008. there are always issues we should be talking about. they are not issues i think we will be talking about. i think we'll largely talk about kind of this broad scale discussion we've been having about who's better on the economy. that will devolve as it almost always does in campaigns to...
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i'm grateful for senator john mccain. i appreciate so very much his speech, two nights ago. i appreciate his friendship. i love his spirit for america and i want to thank the other candidates who sought this office as well. their convictions have strengthened our party. >> [applause] >> i'm especially grateful tonight to my family. no matter what else i do in my life, asking laura to marry me was the best decision i ever made. >> [applause] >> and to our daughters barbara and jenna, we love you a lot. we're proud of you. and as you head off to college this fall, don't stay up too late! and e-mail your old dad once in a while, will you? and mother, everybody loves you and so do i. >> [applause] >> growing up, she gave me love and lots of advice. i gave her white hair. >> [laughter] >> and i want to thank my dad. the most decent man i have ever known. >> [applause] >> all my life i have been amazed at -- this a -- that a gentle soul could be so strong. dad, i am proud to be your son. my father was the last president of a great generation. a generation of americans who stormed
i'm grateful for senator john mccain. i appreciate so very much his speech, two nights ago. i appreciate his friendship. i love his spirit for america and i want to thank the other candidates who sought this office as well. their convictions have strengthened our party. >> [applause] >> i'm especially grateful tonight to my family. no matter what else i do in my life, asking laura to marry me was the best decision i ever made. >> [applause] >> and to our daughters...